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Third-party app stores Android users can access directly through Google Play are finally here in 2026. Here's what the Epic ...

Beginning July 22, Google will permit third-party Android app stores to be hosted directly inside the Google Play Store for US users. Triggered by a federal court injunction from the Epic Games ...

Google Play will open catalog access to third-party US Android app stores on July 22, following a court order tied to Epic ...

Google will carry third-party app stores inside Google Play in the US from 22 July, after it and Epic dropped their bid to soften the court order.

As part of the antitrust settlement between Google and Epic Games, third-party app developers will have access to the Google ...

The final sticking point in the long-running Google vs Epic Games lawsuit is coming to an end, as Google is opening the door to third-party app stores on Android starting on July 22. Early on in the ...

Google and Epic Games this week withdrew their joint settlement agreement after it became clear the court was unlikely to ...

July 15, 2026 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google If you have an Android device, you ...

Alphabet Inc.’s Google told a California federal court that it will begin allowing US users to download third-party app stores within its Google Play Store beginning next week.

Big changes are coming to Android apps, but they’re not the changes Google wanted. The settlement between Google and Epic ...

Google and Epic Games have abandoned their joint attempt to settle a long-running antitrust lawsuit over Android app ...